I've made jewelry for so long, I am not sure what the absolute first piece I made was, however, I think it was a necklace that I made with my own raku fired beads combined with semi-precious stones and antique glass beads.

My first piece of jewelry that I ever made was the bracelet for my wedding. I was fed up looking for one that I liked that went with our colors and decided to just do it myself. I watched some tutorials on how to wire wrap Swarovski Crystals and handmade a bracelet with about 75-80 wire wrapped crystals in varying shades of blue. It's still one of my favorite pieces to this day!

These new metal stamps open up a world of possibilities! I can see them used in more instances than just metal stamping. I would also use them with polymer clan and precious metal clay. A world of jewelry possibilities awaits!

I started out making stretchy bracelets for friends. They were well recieved, and I eventually started taking online classes and now I can do wire wrapping, soldering, and many other techniques. I am just getting started in metal stamping now!

My first piece of jewelry ever made was a hand forged copper cuff that had a beautiful patina applied of liver of sulpher. One day my sister-in-law was admiring it and I gave it to her! I'd forgotten it was the first piece of jewelry I had ever made! I know she will take good care of it!

My first stamp project was for my daughter when she was expecting her son (our 1st grand baby). Now she is expecting out 2nd grand-baby- a little girl we will call Chloe Nicole. I still haven't made her necklace yet, but I could do so much more if I won these stamps and necklaces.

I made my first piece of jewelry about 16 years ago. My step-daughter had just left for college and, as I was cleaning her room, I found a jewelry kit that she had received as birthday gift several years earlier. At the time, with one kid in college, one starting first grade and another still in pre-school, money was pretty tight. So I decided I would make my step-daughter a necklace from the leftover beads in the kit and put it in her Christmas stocking. I bought a package of seed beads to use between the natural stone beads and, voila, I made a necklace. And I was hooked. Over the years I have progressed from bead stringing, to bead weaving, to wire work (with a serious detour through polymer clay), and finally to metal work. Last year I taught myself to solder and I am still enchanted with making jewelry. I knew that my work was pretty good when my now college-age son asked me to make a necklace for his girlfriend. It was a Christmas gift.

I can't wait to grow my stamping collection and create unique one of a kind jewelry. Right now I mostly make bead and wire jewelry and stamp my initials on blanks to tag my pieces but want to expand my skills to metal stamping designs.

Congratulations, Carol! \(^o^)/ Lol, here I go, trying my luck with week 4 :D I love most all the Beaducation Stamps, but one that I always come back to and wish I had is the medium camper van. Slowly, gotta keep saving up, lol (^v^)

I appreciate Beaducation's great products and also the free tutorials you offer. It is great to have a company with such great customer service. Thank you for the Craft Month Giveaway! I am so ready to win :)

The first time I bought beads I was about 9-10 years old. I was at a Hobby Shop with my dad, and all I could see was model sets and other stuff... "for boys", I thought. Then, a miracle: right in front of me, at my own eye level: BEADS!!! Yes, the colours were limited: red, yellow, orange, brown, black and a larger pony bead with orange-yellow-black stripes. Beside it was a very poorly printed and cliche book on beading designs from Native North Americans, which explained the available bead colours. But the beads! At my eye level! I was meant to find them! So I bought a bottle of each colour (must have been allowance week), took them home and did what I could with them. Within a couple of years the search for more bead colours took me over and I was hooked. I recently found the receipt from that first purchase of beads - what a wonder to discover something you love, and will love for your entire life!

Super excited about this giveaway! I don't know if I can pick just one stamp because I love them all! But, if I had to choose, I think the cross design stamp is my favorite! And the first piece of jewelry I made was a necklace for my niece for her 8th birthday. She absolutely loved it! :-)

Beaducation has been one of my long time favorite resources for everything, from great supplies and tools, to videos and valuable instruction. I love the team of artist contributors and all the tips they share. Thanks much everyone.

My first piece of jewelry, I've ever made was a handstamped sterling silver necklace. It was not "the best", but I was so excited and proud of the piece. I think that a part of that excitement was due to the fact that I had finally done it! I always wanted to try it and at some point make a business out of it but there was always a some reason why I never did. So last year June, I finally did it and I haven't stopped.

I honestly cannot pick just one favorite stamp, I love any and all I've ever gotten from you! I also love all the videos showing the many uses of each stamp as well. It helps me think out side the box on just using the stamp in one way, or just using the shape "as is" and how to look at them differently!!

The first piece of jewelry I made was a ring in metal class, I have since gone on to making bead necklaces and Kumihimo jewelry. I would love to expand my learning and your blogs and videos help so much. Thank you! #beaducation

The first piece of jewelry I ever made was a pair of earrings and a necklace. They are sooo bad but I still have them as a reminder that we all need to start somewhere, and to see just how far I have come :)

Nothing better than making memories ;o) I was seven and loved to collect rocks. I was given a rock tumbler for Christmas and tumbled my first group of stones. From that group there were some quartz pieces I picked out and made a set of Cufflinks and Tie Clip for my Father for Father's Day. He wore them often. He passed in 2000, but just before he had given me a little ceramic jewelry container, in that container were those pieces of jewelry I made for him, now among my most treasured memories and possessions.

Thanks so much Beaducation for your free contest!!! I'm a relatively new user but have been saving my pennies every month to get more supplies. You have a great selection of tools as well as stamps. Your site is one of my favorite places.

I purchased the different tree stamps before Christmas and I had a tiny Beaducation snowman stamp from a several years back that made the cutest winter scenes. Shared on fb, and Instagram. Now to shop.

The first jewelry I ever made was a necklace and earrings when I was in high school. When I found out about metal stamping jewelry I was fascinated by it. Many years ago I did punch metal designs and it was so much fun. Made little square designed necklaces that I cross stitched into.,My first piece of jewelry I made using Beaducation stamps was a snowman necklace stamped on a pink round disc.Likes you on Facebook and Instagram, my favorite social media site!

My first piece of jewelry I made was a pair dangle beaded earrings. They contained bugle beads and lapis oval shaped beads. Needed earrings in blue to wear to a wedding to match my dress.!!!How cool would it be to win . I enter alot of contests but never win This would be my first